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| Child Development | 7 |
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| Adams, Marilyn Jager | 1 |
| Anglin, Jeremy M. | 1 |
| Blank, Marion | 1 |
| Bowerman, Melissa | 1 |
| Frank, Sheldon M. | 1 |
| Friedlander, Bernard Z. | 1 |
| Nelson, Katherine | 1 |
| Scholnick, Ellin Kofsky | 1 |
| Smith, Michael D. | 1 |
| Wetstone, Harriet S. | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 4 |
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Peer reviewedSmith, Michael D. – Child Development, 1978
Briefly desctibes (1) the abstraction theory of word meaning acquisition and (2) three distinguishable versions of a conceptually based approach to the acquisition of word meaning. (JMB)
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Psycholinguistics, Semantics, Theories
Peer reviewedNelson, Katherine; And Others – Child Development, 1978
Data from four recent language studies are examined to explore issues in concept-word relationships. Issues considered include: lexical development, bases of application, single-word functions, semantic domains, categorizing through naming, and concept matching as a model of word learning. (JMB)
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Psycholinguistics
Peer reviewedAnglin, Jeremy M. – Child Development, 1978
Argues that inferring the intension (meaning) of children's words solely from the words' extension (referential scope) is problematic and describes two studies of the intension of children's words which involve a different approach. (JMB)
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Research, Psycholinguistics, Research Methodology
Peer reviewedScholnick, Ellin Kofsky; Adams, Marilyn Jager – Child Development, 1973
Semantic and cognitive factors governing passive-voice comprehension were studied in kindergarten, first-, and second-grade children. (ST)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary School Students, Language Acquisition, Psycholinguistics
Peer reviewedBlank, Marion; Frank, Sheldon M. – Child Development, 1971
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Intelligence, Kindergarten Children, Linguistic Performance
Peer reviewedBowerman, Melissa – Child Development, 1978
Selected spontaneous errors of word choice made between the ages of two and five by two children whose language development had been followed longitudinally were analyzed for clues to semantic developmnet. (JMB)
Descriptors: Child Language, Error Analysis (Language), Language Acquisition, Language Research
Peer reviewedWetstone, Harriet S.; Friedlander, Bernard Z. – Child Development, 1973
The study investigated the communicative effectiveness of word order in preschoolers' comprehension of meaning using simple questions and commands in an at-home play context. (ST)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Comprehension, Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition
